2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

ACT

(Acts 29 of 1999, 9 of 2012, 5 of 2015 and Statutory Instruments 27/2000, 41/2002, 43/2003, 39/2004, 63/2004, 122/2006, 81/2009, 94/2009, 127/2009, 33/2011, 54/2011, 56/2011, 64/2011, 77/2011, 78/2011, 85/2011, 89/2011, 102/2011, 110/2011, 112/2011, 2/2012, 6/2012, 10/2012, 36/2012, 38/2012, 40/2012, 75/2012, 115/2012, 119/2012, 124/2012, 140/2012, 6/2013, 28/2013, 51/2013, 55/2013, 70/2013, 4/2014, 41/2014, 69/2014, 97/2014, 111/2014, 4/2015, 37/2015, 42/2015, 50/2015, 58/2015, 77/2015, 80/2015, 85/2015, 103/2015, 122/2015, 29/2016, 58/2016, 71/2016, 84/2016, 100/2016, 112/2016, 47/2017, 63/2017, 76/2017, 84/2017, 89/2017, 93A/2017, 101/2017, 116/2017, 125/2017, 133/2017, 2/2018, 7/2018, 15/2018, 21/2018, 27C/2018, 40/2018, 47/2018, 50/2018, 54/2018, 59/2018, 61/2018, 64/2018, 68/2018, 73/2018, 84/2018, 97/2018, 112/2018, 122/2018, 133/2018, 5/2019, 10/2019, 16/2019, 29/2019, 37/2019, 47/2019, 59/2019, 92/2019, 102/2019, 107/2019, 117/2019, 126/2019, 135/2019, 145/2019, 153/2019, 158/2019, 6/2020, 14/2020, 21/2020, 34/2020, 49/2020, 66/2020, 77/2020, 90/2020, 99/2020, 117/2020, 124/2020, 130/2020, 148/2020, 162/2020, 167/2020, 190/2020, 202D/2020, 6/2021, 15/2021, 41/2021, 55/2021, 61/2021, 70/2021, 79/2021, 89/2021, 98/2021, 110/2021, 113B/2021, 123/2021, 144/2021, 159/2021, 169/2021, 184/2021, 201/2021, 213/2021, 8/2022, 15/2022, 25/2022, 32/2022, 43/2022, 52/2022, 64/2022, 73/2022, 83/2022, 100/2022, 110/2022, 123/2022, 133/2022, 139/2022, 154/2022, 199/2022, 217/2022, 6/2023, 12/2023, 19/2023, 26/2023, 37/2023, 46/2023, 50/2023, 63/2023, 73/2023, 80/2023, 82/2023, 98/2023, 109/2023, 123/2023, 130/2023, 139/2023, 146/2023 and 158/2023)

Act 29 of 1999 .. in force 1 January 2000 (S.I. 122/1999)

Amended by S.I. 27/2000 .. in force 12 February 2000

Amended by S.I. 41/2002 .. in force 6 May 2002

Amended by S.I. 43/2003 .. in force 1 May 2003

Amended by S.I. 39/2004 .. in force 1 June 2004

Amended by S.I. 63/2004 .. in force 6 August 2004

Amended by S.I. 122/2006 .. in force 1 June 2006

Amended by S.I. 81/2009 .. in force 3 August 2009

Amended by S.I. 94/2009 .. in force 28 September 2009

Amended by S.I. 127/2009 .. in force 21 December 2009

Amended by S.I. 33/2011 .. in force 9 May 2011

Amended by S.I. 54/2011 .. in force 6 June 2011

Amended by S.I. 56/2011 .. in force 6 June 2011

Amended by S.I. 64/2011 .. in force 4 July 2011

Amended by S.I. 77/2011 .. in force 2 August 2011

Amended by S.I. 78/2011 .. in force 2 August 2011

Amended by S.I. 85/2011 .. in force 29 August 2011

Amended by S.I. 89/2011 .. in force 26 September 2011

Amended by S.I. 102/2011 .. in force 24 October 2011

Amended by S.I. 110/2011 .. in force 21 November 2011

Amended by S.I. 112/2011 .. in force 19 December 2011

Amended by S.I. 2/2012 .. in force 16 January 2012

Amended by S.I. 6/2012 .. in force 13 February 2012

Amended by S.I. 10/2012 .. in force 12 March 2012

Amended by S.I. 36/2012 .. in force 23 April 2012

Amended by S.I. 38/2012 .. in force 23 April 2012

Amended by S.I. 40/2012 .. in force 11 May 2012

Amended by S.I. 75/2012 .. in force 6 August 2012

Amended by S.I. 115/2012 .. in force 28 September 2012

Amended by S.I. 119/2012 .. in force 28 September 2012

Amended by S.I. 140/2012 .. in force 5 November 2012

Amended by Act 9 of 2012 .. in force 1 October 2012 (S.I. 124/2012)

Amended by S.I. 6/2013 .. in force 28 January 2013

Amended by S.I. 28/2013 .. in force 29 April 2013

Amended by S.I. 51/2013 .. in force 29 April 2013

Amended by S.I. 55/2013 .. in force 29 July 2013

Amended by S.I. 70/2013 .. in force 28 October 2013

Amended by S.I. 4/2014 .. in force 20 January 2014

Amended by S.I. 41/2014 .. in force 21 April 2014

Amended by S.I. 69/2014 .. in force 14 July 2014

Amended by S.I. 97/2014 .. in force 20 October 2014

Amended by S.I. 111/2014 .. in force 1 November 2014

Amended by S.I. 4/2015 .. in force 12 January 2015

Amended by S.I. 37/2015 .. in force 13 April 2015

Amended by Act 5 of 2015 .. in force 27 April 2015

Amended by S.I. 42/2015 .. in force 4 May 2015

Amended by S.I. 50/2015 .. in force 25 May 2015

Amended by S.I. 58/2015 .. in force 1 June 2015 (Expired 30 November 2016)

Amended by S.I. 77/2015 .. in force 17 August 2015

Amended by S.I. 80/2015 .. in force 7 September 2015

Amended by S.I. 85/2015 .. in force 28 September 2015

Amended by S.I. 103/2015 .. in force 9 November 2015

Amended by S.I. 122/2015 .. in force 21 December 2015

Amended by S.I. 29/2016 .. in force 22 February 2016

Amended by S.I. 58/2016 .. in force 16 May 2016

Amended by S.I. 71/2016 .. in force 11 July 2016

Amended by S.I. 84/2016 .. in force 12 September 2016

Amended by S.I. 100/2016 .. in force 5 December 2016

Amended by S.I. 112/2016 .. in force 26 December 2016

Amended by S.I. 47/2017 .. in force 1 May 2017

Amended by S.I. 63/2017 .. in force 3 July 2017

Amended by S.I. 76/2017 .. in force 24 July 2017

Amended by S.I. 84/2017 .. in force 14 August 2017

Amended by S.I. 89/2017 .. in force 4 September 2017

Amended by S.I. 93A/2017 .. in force 25 September 2017

Amended by S.I. 101/2017 .. in force 16 October 2017

Amended by S.I. 116/2017 .. in force 6 November 2017

Amended by S.I. 125/2017 .. in force 27 November 2017

Amended by S.I. 133/2017 .. in force 18 December 2017

Amended by S.I. 2/2018 .. in force 8 January 2018

Amended by S.I. 7/2018 .. in force 29 January 2018

Amended by S.I. 15/2018 .. in force 19 February 2018

Amended by S.I. 21/2018 .. in force 12 March 2018

Amended by S.I. 27C/2018 .. in force 2 April 2018

Amended by S.I. 40/2018 .. in force 23 April 2018

Amended by S.I. 47/2018 .. in force 14 May 2018

Amended by S.I. 50/2018 .. in force 4 June 2018

Amended by S.I. 54/2018 .. in force 25 June 2018

Amended by S.I. 59/2018 .. in force 1 February 2018 (terminated 31 January 2019)

Amended by S.I. 61/2018 .. in force 16 July 2018

Amended by S.I. 64/2018 .. in force 6 August 2018

Amended by S.I. 68/2018 .. in force 27 August 2018

Amended by S.I. 73/2018 .. in force 17 September 2018

Amended by S.I. 84/2018 .. in force 8 October 2018

Amended by S.I. 97/2018 .. in force 29 October 2018

Amended by S.I. 112/2018 .. in force 19 November 2018

Amended by S.I. 122/2018 .. in force 10 December 2018

Amended by S.I. 133/2018 .. in force 31 December 2018

Amended by S.I. 5/2019 .. in force 21 January 2019

Amended by S.I. 10/2019 .. in force 11 February 2019

Amended by S.I. 16/2019 .. in force 4 March 2019

Amended by S.I. 29/2019 .. in force 25 March 2019

Amended by S.I. 37/2019 .. in force 15 April 2019

Amended by S.I. 47/2019 .. in force 6 May 2019

Amended by S.I. 59/2019 .. in force 27 May 2019

Amended by S.I. 92/2019 .. in force 17 June 2019

Amended by S.I. 102/2019 .. in force 8 July 2019

Amended by S.I. 107/2019 .. in force 29 July 2019

Amended by S.I. 117/2019 .. in force 19 August 2019

Amended by S.I. 126/2019 .. in force 9 September 2019

Amended by S.I. 135/2019 .. in force 30 September 2019

Amended by S.I. 145/2019 .. in force 21 October 2019

Amended by S.I. 153/2019 .. in force 11 November 2019

Amended by S.I. 158/2019 .. in force 2 December 2019

Amended by S.I. 6/2020 .. in force 13 January 2020

Amended by S.I. 14/2020 .. in force 3 February 2020

Amended by S.I. 21/2020 .. in force 24 February 2020

Amended by S.I. 34/2020 .. in force 16 March 2020

Amended by S.I. 49/2020 .. in force 6 April 2020

Amended by S.I. 66/2020 .. in force 27 April 2020

Amended by S.I. 77/2020 .. in force 18 May 2020

Amended by S.I. 90/2020 .. in force 8 June 2020

Amended by S.I. 99/2020 .. in force 29 June 2020

Amended by S.I. 117/2020 .. in force 20 July 2020

Amended by S.I. 124/2020 .. in force 10 August 2020

Amended by S.I. 130/2020 .. in force 31 August 2020

Amended by S.I. 148/2020 .. in force 21 September 2020

Amended by S.I. 162/2020 .. in force 12 October 2020

Amended by S.I. 167/2020 .. in force 2 November 2020

Amended by S.I. 190/2020 .. in force 23 November 2020

Amended by S.I. 202D/2020 .. in force 14 December 2020

Amended by S.I. 6/2021 .. in force 4 January 2021

Amended by S.I. 15/2021 .. in force 25 January 2021

Amended by S.I. 41/2021 .. in force 15 February 2021

Amended by S.I. 55/2021 .. in force 8 March 2021

Amended by S.I. 61/2021 .. in force 29 March 2021

Amended by S.I. 70/2021 .. in force 19 April 2021

Amended by S.I. 79/2021 .. in force 10 May 2021

Amended by S.I. 89/2021 .. in force 31 May 2021

Amended by S.I. 98/2021 .. in force 21 June 2021

Amended by S.I. 110/2021 .. in force 12 July 2021

Amended by S.I. 113B/2021 .. in force 2 August 2021

Amended by S.I. 123/2021 .. in force 23 August 2021

Amended by S.I. 144/2021 .. in force 13 September 2021

Amended by S.I. 159/2021 .. in force 4 October 2021

Amended by S.I. 169/2021 .. in force 25 October 2021

Amended by S.I. 184/2021 .. in force 15 November 2021

Amended by S.I. 201/2021 .. in force 6 December 2021

Amended by S.I. 213/2021 .. in force 27 December 2021

Amended by S.I. 8/2022 .. in force 17 January 2022

Amended by S.I. 15/2022 .. in force 7 February 2022

Amended by S.I. 25/2022 .. in force 28 February 2022

Amended by S.I. 32/2022 .. in force 21 March 2022

Amended by S.I. 43/2022 .. in force 11 April 2022

Amended by S.I. 52/2022 .. in force 2 May 2022

Amended by S.I. 64/2022 .. in force 23 May 2022

Amended by S.I. 73/2022 .. in force 13 June 2022

Amended by S.I. 83/2022 .. in force 4 July 2022

Amended by S.I. 100/2022 .. in force 25 July 2022

Amended by S.I. 110/2022 .. in force 15 August 2022

Amended by S.I. 123/2022 .. in force 5 September 2022

Amended by S.I. 133/2022 .. in force 26 September 2022

Amended by S.I. 139/2022 .. in force 17 October 2022

Amended by S.I. 154/2022 .. in force 7 November 2022

Amended by S.I. 199/2022 .. in force 28 November 2022

Amended by S.I. 217/2022 .. in force 19 December 2022

Amended by S.I. 6/2023 .. in force 9 January 2023

Amended by S.I. 12/2023 .. in force 30 January 2023

Amended by S.I. 19/2023 .. in force 20 February 2023

Amended by S.I. 26/2023 .. in force 13 March 2023

Amended by S.I. 37/2023 .. in force 3 April 2023

Amended by S.I. 46/2023 .. in force 24 April 2023

Amended by S.I. 50/2023 .. in force 15 May 2023

Amended by S.I. 63/2023 .. in force 5 June 2023

Amended by S.I. 73/2023 .. in force 26 June 2023

Amended by S.I. 80/2023 .. in force 2 August 2023

Amended by S.I. 82/2023 .. in force 17 July 2023

Amended by S.I. 98/2023 .. in force 7 August 2023

Amended by S.I. 109/2023 .. in force 28 August 2023

Amended by S.I. 123/2023 .. in force 18 September 2023

Amended by S.I. 130/2023 .. in force 9 October 2023

Amended by S.I. 139/2023 .. in force 30 October 2023

Amended by S.I. 146/2023 .. in force 20 November 2023

Amended by S.I. 158/2023 .. in force 11 December 2023

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1
PRELIMINARY

1.Short title
2.Interpretation

PART 2
IMPOSITION AND PAYMENT OF TAX

3.Imposition and payment of excise tax
4.Value and quantity
5.Payment of tax by registered manufacturers
6.Payment of tax by importers
7.Returns from registered manufacturers

PART 3
RELIEF FROM EXCISE TAX

8.Exemptions
9.Relief for temporary importations
10.Relief for raw materials
11.Relief for spirits
12.Refunds
13.Relief under the Customs (Control and Management) Act
14.Remissions
15.Goods diverted from exempt use

PART 4
REGISTRATION OF MANUFACTURERS AND PRODUCERS

16.Registration

PART 5
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

17.Administration and enforcement
18.Regulations
19.Crown bound
20.Amendment of Schedules
Schedule 1
Schedule 2
Schedule 3

AN ACT to provide for the imposition and collection of excise tax and for related matters.

Commencement [1 January 2000]